Blue Jays' ALCS Umpire Called Least-Accurate Playoff Game in Nearly a Decade
According to Hawk-Eye pitch tracking, Doug Eddings was accurate on just 86% of his calls in Game 2 between Toronto and Seattle.
The Toronto Blue Jays weren’t the only ones having a terrible day on the field during Game 2 of the ALCS. Home-plate umpire Doug Eddings had a near-historically bad outing as well.
According to pitch-tracking data used by the Hawk-Eye tracking system, Eddings’ accuracy on calling balls and strikes during Monday evening’s game at Rogers Centre was the worst in an MLB playoff game since 2016 and was the third worst of any game called this year.
Author's summary: Umpire Doug Eddings had a historically bad game.